Escape to Costa Rica

Living traditions and unusually close, even intimate connections between man and nature. These are the central themes of the three-part documentary series Escape to Costa Rica, the next in the highly successful Escape to Nature series created by Petra Dolezalova and Libor Spacek. Evidence of human existence in Costa Rica dates back over 10,000 years. The Bribri tribe was the first to inhabit what is today Costa Rica. Their efforts to maintain their original language, traditions, and independence firmly connected with a fully self-sufficient life in the jungle are truly exceptional. Their social system is also notable, with a matriarchy playing a pivotal role as well as interest in the wisdom of nature, which they’ve brought into their everyday lives. The natural respect that the Bribri has for nature was even been adopted by foreigners who settled permanently in Costa Rica, and whose stories also make up part of this documentary. Nature itself overpowered them, and they learned to listen, understand, and perceive it naturally. It subconsciously acts as a guide to everyone on how to treat our home, to ensure that its life is not snuffed out.